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[[File:robin-hood-st-martin-in-the-fields-john-rocque-locating-londons-past.jpg|thumb|right|500px|Detail of John Rocque's 1746 ''Plan of London'', centred on the site of Robin Hood Court in the space between New Round Court and Church Lane / [https://www.locatinglondon.org Locating London's Past: John Rocque's ''Plan''.]]
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<p id="byline">By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2018-07-16. Revised by {{#realname:{{REVISIONUSER}}}}, {{REVISIONYEAR}}-{{REVISIONMONTH}}-{{REVISIONDAY2}}.</p><div class="no-img">
<p id="byline">By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2018-07-16. Revised by {{#realname:{{REVISIONUSER}}}}, {{REVISIONYEAR}}-{{REVISIONMONTH}}-{{REVISIONDAY2}}.</p>
John Strype in 1720 mentions a "Robin Hood Court, very ordinary, and ill built" (see Allusions below), between Church Lane and New Round Court, on the north side of the Strand. This would have been at or very near the present 437 Strand. Since the names of Robin Hood Courts and Alleys in London tended to be inspired by the presence of a public house named after the outlaw, in particular its often large and conspicuous inn sign, it is very likely there once was a Robin Hood pub in Robin Hood Court.
John Strype in 1720 mentions a "Robin Hood Court, very ordinary, and ill built" (see Allusions below), between Church Lane and New Round Court, on the north side of the Strand. This would have been at or very near the present 437 Strand. Since the names of Robin Hood Courts and Alleys in London tended to be inspired by the presence of a public house named after the outlaw, in particular its often large and conspicuous inn sign, it is very likely there once was a Robin Hood pub in Robin Hood Court.



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437 Strand, the site of Robin Hood Court

[[File:|thumb|right|500px|437 Strand, the site of Robin Hood Court / Google Maps Street View.]]

Detail of John Rocque's 1746 Plan of London, centred on the site of Robin Hood Court in the space between New Round Court and Church Lane / [https://www.locatinglondon.org Locating London's Past: John Rocque's Plan.

By Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2018-07-16. Revised by Henrik Thiil Nielsen, 2020-05-17.

John Strype in 1720 mentions a "Robin Hood Court, very ordinary, and ill built" (see Allusions below), between Church Lane and New Round Court, on the north side of the Strand. This would have been at or very near the present 437 Strand. Since the names of Robin Hood Courts and Alleys in London tended to be inspired by the presence of a public house named after the outlaw, in particular its often large and conspicuous inn sign, it is very likely there once was a Robin Hood pub in Robin Hood Court.

A New Review of London (1728) lists the locality as "Robin hood's court against york-buildings",[1] the latter being a name "once used generically for all the premises on the site of York House".[2] After this time Robin Hood Court seems to have vanished, for it is not included in any of the later directories I have seen or on John Rocque's 1746 map (see detail below and see Maps section).

There was another Robin Hood Court on the north side of the Strand, for this see Robin Hood Court (St Clement Danes). Template:PnItemQry

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